Water was brought by Bernie’s Mobile Home Park residents Thursday, Oct. 29, to Winfield Township’s municipal building. Sol McCormick/Butler Eagle

WINFIELD TWP — After repeated reports of water violations and advisories, the township is taking action against Bernie’s Mobile Home Park.

The township board of supervisors voted unanimously at a meeting Thursday evening, Oct. 29, to send a letter to Bernie’s Mobile Home Park that states the township will withhold occupancy permits until the park’s new water treatment system is constructed.

“We have very limited things that we can do,” Supervisor Matt Klabnik explained. “I mean, we don’t really have any regulatory authority over water on any property in the township, not just there. We don’t regulate water really in any way.”

Klabnik said that the property received a construction permit from the state’s Department of Environmental Protection to install a greensand filtration system that would hopefully alleviate manganese levels in the water.

He said the park currently has nine open permits that would be affected by this, costing the park an estimated $130,000 a year in potential revenue.

“We hope it doesn’t go that far, but it is an amount of money that is significant revenue,” Klabnik said.

Bernie’s Mobile Home Park is one of several properties owned by Stackhouse Management LLC and its partner company, Jones Estates. Others include Hy-Vue in Clinton Township, Rolling Valley Estates in Connoquenessing Township, Franklin Village in Franklin Township and Sandy Hill Estates in Middlesex Township.

Bernie’s Mobile Home Park and Rolling Valley Estates have received attention from municipal and state officials after repeated boil-water advisories over the past year.

According to previous Butler Eagle reporting, Bernie’s experienced boil-water advisories in February and August as well as November and December 2025.

Rolling Valley Estates residents have seen advisories issued in February, July and August, as well as in November 2025, according to previous reporting.

In February, the state DEP ordered Stackhouse Management and Jones Estates to issue a “corrective action plan” to address the frequent issues that had been occurring at the properties. The company submitted a plan on Feb. 21 — the day of the deadline.

While residents did not speak during public comment, some chimed in during the discussion on the letter to express their frustration and fears. Some residents also brought in visibly-yellow water to show the board.

“I’m over my yellow water,” one resident said.

Connoquenessing Township, home of Rolling Valley Estates, has also recently launched action toward the property’s owners.

According to documents filed with District Judge Amy Marcinkiewicz, Stackhouse Management and Jones Estates are each facing at least 24 summary charges as of Thursday regarding violations of the township’s Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks ordinance.

This follows a unanimous decision made in September by the township’s board of supervisors to send a formal violation notice regarding the ordinance. Solicitor Andrew Menchyk said at the meeting that the township would be able to fine $500 daily until the issue is resolved.